The Pool & Spa Apprenticeship and Training Committee (PSATC) Responding to the Industry’s Unmet Need
Our Vision: The PSATC is the premier provider of work-based lifelong learning to meet an employer’s need for skilled journeymen in the Pool and Spa Service Industry.
“This Apprenticeship Program is the first of its kind in California, and represents what Service Companies have been requesting for many years throughout the country.”
--David J. Hawes, President & Committee Chairman
PSATC is the only fully certified Apprenticeship Program sanctioned by the State of California and the first National Apprenticeship Program for Pool Maintenance and Pool Service Technicians approved by the United States Department of Labor.
Our Mission: The PSATC strives to furnish apprentices with the skills, work experience, and knowledge needed to advance toward a meaningful and fulfilling career pathway in the Pool and Spa Service Industry, all supplied by the comprehensive program provided by The PSATC.
Employers
“Finally we have in place a comprehensive workforce development effort to recruit and educate pool and spa service technicians and maintenance specialists, built by industry leaders listening to other professionals and crafting a program that deserves the support and participation of all of us.”
- Rich Gallo, Owner of Pure Swim
The PSATC Model for Success Includes:
Enlisting employers to enroll existing and new employees in the program.
Recruit, cultivate and support new apprentices for the Pool and Spa Service Industry.
Welcoming sponsorships from manufacturers, distributors, and any associated businesses with a vested interest in improving the Pool and Spa Service Industry.
Become a Pool and Spa Apprentice - It’s a Great Choice for a Career!
Have you ever thought of starting a career in the Pool and Spa Service Industry? Here’s why you should dive in today to investigate. There is a game-changing effort underway. It is our workforce development strategy launched through a first-of-its-kind apprenticeship education and training program through The PSATC Apprenticeship Program.
PSATC’s Pool & Spa Apprenticeship Program
Learn: Industry leaders teach about the core competencies and technical skills to be successful in the Pool and Spa Service Industry early, often, and over a career.
Earn: Get paid while you are going to school and undertaking daily hands-on projects overseen by a journeyman mentor - with all tuition paid by your employers.
Return: After graduating from our Apprenticeship Program in 12 months, return as a journeyman with a salary increase - having earned the respect of your fellow employees and enhanced stature in the industry. All graduated apprentices will receive a Certificate of Completion and Journeyman Card from the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards.
PSATC is a game changer for the Pool and Spa Service Industry, operating as the first-ever official apprenticeship and training program. This comprehensive effort will not only provide increased professionalism for students who graduate from the program, but will also emphasize outreach to achieve critical workforce development goals.
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